Oregon Legal Research BlogSecurities Lawyer’s Deskbook, from the University of Cincinnati College of Law Library
Hat tip to the law librarian listserv.
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Securities Lawyer’s Deskbook (Free)
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Wonk Alert: Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society
From Gallagher Blogs: “History of Securities Regulation: Check out the Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society, a virtual museum with lots of fascinating content: a timeline, original documents, oral histories, and more….” [Link to Gallagher blog post.]
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Model Legal Templates: NVCA Model Venture Capital Financing Documents
Jim Calloway (Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Management Assistance Program) poses (and channels) the question:
“What if the clients decided to provide the templates for their legal work?”
Link to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) for more, e.g.:
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Android App: Pronouncing Dictionary of the Supreme Court of the United States
“The Lillian Goldman Law Library has released an android app of our Pronouncing Dictionary of the United States Supreme Court.”
Link directly to their web document version: “Pronouncing Dictionary of the Supreme Court of the United States“
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High Legal Research Cool Factor: wellsettled dot com
Hat tip to Bob Ambrogi’s LawSites blog post: WellSettled.com Mines Cases for Established Principles,” which introduces us to wellsettled dot com: “It is well settled…”
I bet you can’t search just one (word or phrase), but this “one” is a non-hedonic hyperphagia compulsion, so enjoy.
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“Only 15 percent of the unique volumes in U.S. law libraries have been digitized …”
Rent a Law Book? Want to get App App Appy?
Read: “Legal Research Revolutionized,” by Dan Giancaterino, in GP Solo, Vol. 31 No. 3:
“…. Law libraries will survive, and even thrive, in the future. An article in the May 2013 issue of ABA Journal estimated that only 15 percent of the unique volumes in U.S. law libraries have been digitized….
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How to Find State Law Comparisons, Surveys, and Compilations
This is a quick and dirty guide to free and not-free (usually subscription) databases for this kind of research; it is not a comprehensive list. (And novice researchers should be reminded that the same statutory language is not always used across states to accomplish the same purpose.)
FREE:
- Lexis Zimmerman’s Research Guide, under “State Laws, generally” for some research tips.
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Death by Failure to Research: Could You Pass a Legal Research Competency Test?
David Lankes tells a familiar “Death by Failure to Research” story in his free eBook, “Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries for Today’s Complex World”:
“…. In 2001 Ellen Roche, a 24-year-old lab technician, entered into a clinical trial at Johns Hopkins University’s Asthma and Allergy Center. The trial was investigating how the lungs responded to chemical irritants. Researchers had Roche inhale hexamethonium. Roche was the third volunteer to do so in the study. The first volunteer had developed a slight cough that lasted a week. The second volunteer had shown no adverse reactions. Roche developed a slight cough that got worse and worse. Five days after inhaling the chemical, Roche was admitted to intensive care. Less than a month later, she was dead. What makes this story all the more tragic is that Roche’s death could have been avoided. As part of the funded clinical trial, the researcher did a literature search. He searched a database that indexed studies from 1960 to the present day. He found nothing on hexamethonium. However, had he not restricted himself to the Internet-accessible version of the database he would have found studies from the 1950’s linking hexamethonium to significant lung problems. Because of Roche’s death, all drug studies at Hopkins must now include a consultation with a librarian and pharmacist….” [Lankes, p. 80 [PDF p. 87] Link to free online versions of David Lankes’ latest book: “Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries for Today’s Complex World.” The digital version of this book is free to download and distribute. It is in PDF, EPUB, MOBI, and iBook formats.]
Read more about “Principles and Standards for Legal Research Competency.”
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Which Tech Companies Protect Your Online Data from Government Requests?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Report:
“Who Has Your Back? 2014: Protecting Your Data From Government Requests “
Download the PDF and read the full “Executive Summary
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A dog cannot recover for emotional distress? (Headnote of the Day.)
Gallagher Blogs reminds us that Headnote of the Day still lives!
“A dog cannot recover for emotional distress?
You are probably well aware of the West Key Number System and headnotes but are you familiar with Westlaw’s Headnote of the Day provided on Thomson Reuters’ Legal Solutions Blog? ...” [Link to blog post.]